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MUSEUMS OF CAPPADOCIA

There are many fascinating places in Cappadocia. Although it’s of people speaking French it made me realize the importance

beautiful there without knowing the history it will be boring. of speaking several languages it is an area where everyone can
So, that’s why we learn our background from the museums. have great photos and upload to their social accounts.
I will introduce two of them. The first one called “Göreme “.
There is another museum named “Zelve” turning right at
Thousands A few years ago when Erciyes was an active the 3rd km of the Göreme -Avanos road, pussing by some
volcano, the lava from its eruptions covered an area of interesting fairy chimneys one sees another place of interest,
20,000 Square km. The volcanic flows were then shaped by the old Zelve village. Some of the most beautiful and exotic
tremendous wind and water erosion for hundreds of years. The fairy chimneys of Cappadocia region can be seen here,

softer rock and soil were eroded away leaving the heart cap especially in the Paşabağ area. The fairies chimneys here, 15th
rock on tall pillars to form the fairy chimneys. The Christians to 20 m in heigh , Are in groups and some are triple - coned .
taking shelter in the valleys of Göreme because of Arab raids
named this place “gör emi “meaning ‘you cannot see this Churches and monasteries from the iconoclastic period can be
place’. the name was changed to Koroma and then to Göreme. found in old zelve. The monasteries here were used as hiding
places by the Christians like some other villages and towns. The
With its very interesting fairy she chimneys and The Rock cut old Zelve village bears evidence that Christians and Muslims

churches are the valley of Avcılar ,17 km from Nevşehir 6 km lived together. The structure that resembles the minaret of an
from Ürgüp, attracts traveller attention. St Paul considered old mosque is still in good condition. After the Christians left
Goreme to be more suitable for the training of mission areas. this village, the Turks lived here for a while. In 1950, it was
There are about 400 churches in the vicinity of Göreme which also abondoned by the Turks due to serious erosion and the
was one of the most important centers of Christianity between villages were moved to a new area, a couple of kilometres from
the sixth and ninth C, including those churches found in and Zelve. Later, the old village of Zelve was open to public as a
around Zelve, Mustafapaşa ,avcılar,Uçhisar ,Ortahisar and museum and has become a popular place among the Turkish
Çavuşin. This larger area may once have been called Goreme and foreign tourists.
but today town is limited to the small valley.

Çağla Naz Kuzucu
From my experiences, I saw mostly foreigners and heard lots

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